Today, Ash, Brock and Misty are taking a short break from their Pokémon adventures. As always, Ash is determined to become a Pokémon Master. And, as always, he's ready to endure any hardship, bear any burden with strength, stamina and a will of steel.
[weakly]
Hungry. Need food.
M Misty
[annoyed]
Oh, Ash, you haven't done a thing all day!
I'm too weak to work, Misty; I haven't eaten since breakfast.
[while cooking]
This lunch is gonna be just perfect for you, Ash. It's my Lazy-Boy No-Chew Stew.
R Raymond
[Someone approaches Ash and his friends. Pikachu and Togepi stop playing and run back to Ash and Misty] [pointing at Ash]
Hey! You, there! I'm looking for a Pokémon trainer named Ash from Pallet Town. You know him?
R Raymond
Let's have a match! Unless you're afraid to lose! [grabs a Pokéball]
[stands up in excitement]
Ha! I'm afraid you're going to lose this one!
M Misty
Ash, you just said you were too weak to work!
That's right, I am too weak to work, but a Pokémon battle isn't work.
[still cooking]
That's progress. At least his mouth is working.
[agreeing with Brock]
Pikachu.
[Corey is riding his Pidgeot over the storm, Fergus jumps on his Gyarados]
Come back here! Or I'll place you under arrest!
D Dewgong
[Neesha jumps on her Dewgong]
Dewgong-Gong!
Come back! [her hat flies off her head] Aah!
Some trainers have no fear.
To them, this is just one more challenge. They follow their hearts. That is what sets them apart and will make them Pokémon Masters. [Corey, Fergus and Neesha are riding their respective Pokémon to get to New Island] Good luck to all of you.
[Ash, Misty and Brock run to the dock] [with determination]
The world's greatest Pokémon Master is waiting for me! Let's use our Pokémon to get to that island!
[with determination]
Pika!
M Misty
[concerned]
Ash, our Pokémon aren't strong enough; They can't handle giant waves like this!
[sadly]
Guess you're right.
[in a Viking costume using voice of a Viking]
You vant to cross, maybe? Ve take you, ja? Ve Vikings are used to big vaves. Ve get you to New Island faster than you can say, Fahrvernugen. [cut to Jessie and James rowing the Viking boat] Stroke!
Stroke! Stroke! Stroke! [normal voice; to herself] Oh, I think I'm going to have one!
I didn't know Vikings still existed.
They mostly live in Minnesota.
M Misty
Something's not right. Are you sure this boat's safe?
AM Ash, Misty, and Brock
Whoa!
[in a Viking voice]
Don't vorry. Dis ship von't let you down. Ve alvays sail in da rough veather. Don't get upset.
[disguised as the boat's figurehead, looking nauseous]
Tell my stomach...
M Misty
[to Togepi, who whimpers]
It's alright, Togepi. We're gonna be okay.
E Everyone
[a giant wave appears in front of the boat] [screams in terror]
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOA!
[the wave hits the boat, washing away Team Rocket's Viking costumes in the process]
Those aren't Vikings!
M Misty
It's Team Rocket!
I should've known there was something fishy about them, besides the way they smell!
[a wave rises behind them] [seeing the wave]
Forget the motto! We're going to have to wait--
E Everyone
[screams]
AAAAAAAAH!
[The wave hits the boat, throwing everyone overboard]
Humans, you have served my purpose. I am sparing your lives, for the moment. [uses his psychic powers to open the giant doors; thunder crackles] But you cannot escape your fate. The hour of my vengeance draws near. [the floor explodes behind him and his army of clones arrive] Behold! [the Trainers look in shock and horror] With Pokémon and humans eliminated, the clones shall inherit the world.
[bravely]
You can't do this. I won't let you. [starts walking through the smoke, film-noir-style]
P Psyduck
[Ash and the original Pokémon start walking toward Mewtwo] [walks in confusion]
Psy-yi-yi. [pause] Duck.
[Ash and the original Pokémon stop and stare at Mewtwo and the clones]
It is useless to challenge me.
[angrily]
It's not gonna end like this, Mewtwo! We won't let it! [flips his hat backwards] You're mine!
[watching the cloned Pokémon battle with the original Pokémon]
Pokémon aren't meant to fight; not like this. It's useless. What can come out of it?
Why can't Mewtwo understand it's not right to force Pokémon to battle this way?
M Misty
They're all living creatures. This just proves that fighting is wrong.
[Brock's Vulpix and the Vulpix clone fall and stop battling in exhaustion] [he, Jessie and Meowth are watching the Pokémon and their clones fighting]
I was prepared for trouble, but not for this.
Make that double, for me.
Now I can see how horrible fighting really is.
Even the best of friends will fight sometimes.
I'll promise never to fight again if you will! [hugs Jessie and starts crying] Oh, Jessie!
[hugs James and starts crying also]
Oh, James!
[watches Jessie and James crying]
Hmm. [sees his clone] Hmm? Aah!
[Both Meowth and his clone retract their claws and prepare for battle, but then stop] [looks at his claws]
Hey, what am I doing?
[looks at it's claws also then sits down lazily]
Meow.
Let's get something straight, copycat! You-owth ain't going to push Meowth around!
[scratches itself]
Meow, meow.
You mean, we don't have to fight each other? But how can I trust you? You was born different.
[points to Meowth's claws]
Meow, meow.
[looks at his claws]
I almost made a clawful mistake. But how do I know you're not going to pull a fast one on me?
[looks up to the moon]
Meow, meow, meow.
Hmm? [looks up at the moon as well] You're right. We do have a lot in common. The same Earth, the same air, the same sky.
Maybe if we started looking at what's the same, instead of always looking at what's different, well, who knows?
But how? All Mewtwo cares about is proving how strong those super-clones are.
[Mew and Mewtwo continue to fight up above]
I'd rather risk my life out in Mewtwo's storm than watch these Pokémon destroy each other.
I wish there was some way to stop them. I don't know what to do!
[Ash's Charizard and the Charizard clone collapse in exhaustion]
I don't think they'll ever stop. Those Pokémon look like they're ready to fight to the death.
M Misty
That's a fight that nobody's going to win.
Someone's got to take a stand. Someone's got to say "no", and refuse to fight... just like Pikachu.
[The Pikachu clone, exhausted from hitting Ash's Pikachu again and again, collapses into its arms]
[Mew and Mewtwo glow with psychic energy, Ash runs towards them]
Ash, wait!
YOU'VE GOTTA STOP RIGHT NOW! [Mew and Mewtwo both fire off powerful beams] STOOOOOOP!!!! [gets hit by both blasts]
[Ash floats to the floor, then collapses slowly, groaning weakly] [in shock and disbelief]
Fool! Trying to stop our battle?
M Mew
[turns its head to the side in confusion]
Mew?
Pika-Pi! [runs to Ash] Pikachu? [Ash's body turns to stone. He tries to wake up Ash by shaking him to no avail] Pika. Pika-pi. [Gyarados and its clone start roaring, along with Rhyhorn and its clone] Pika-pi. Pika. CHU! [uses Thunderbolt on Ash, but he doesn't wake up] Pika. CHU! CHU! CHU! CHU! CHU!
M Misty
[in a worried voice]
Please, no...
[still using Thunderbolt]
CHU! [panting] Pika. Pika. [uses Thunderbolt one last time] CHU! [stops using Thunderbolt in exhaustion and is panting heavily] Pika. Pika. [realizes Ash is gone; voice breaking] Pika-Pi... [starts shedding tears] Pika-Pi...
[Around the stadium, both the original Pokémon and the clones start to shed tears, which float to Ash Ketchum's body, then his body starts glowing blue] [in shock]
Pika? [in concern] Pika-Pi? [drops a few more tears on Ash's stone body]
[a beam of light then shines on Ash; his body returns to normal, and he slowly wakes up] [in shock]
Pi? [in happiness] Pika!
[in confusion]
Huh? [in shock] Oh. [smiles] Mmmm. [happily] Pikachu!
[Ash hugs Pikachu and laughs; the Trainers, Nurse Joy and the Pokémon happily rejoice] [flying with Mew, with a change of heart]
A human sacrificed himself to save the Pokémon. I pitted them against each other, but not until they set aside their differences, did I see the true power they all share deep inside.
M Mew
[nods in agreement]
Mew.
I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant. It is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are.
[Both Mew and Mewtwo begin to glow and use their psychic powers to lift all of the cloned Pokémon into the air. The cloned Pokémon wave goodbye and fly away with Mew and Mewtwo. Ash, the Trainers and the original Pokémon watch them fly away]
Mewtwo, where are you going?
Where my heart can learn what yours knows so well. What transpired here, I will always remember. But perhaps for you, these events are best forgotten. [disappears into the clouds with the clones and Mew]
[A bright blue light from the ground begins to lift Ash, the Trainers, the Pokémon, and the light continues to increase throughout the stadium]
This could be the worst storm ever.
You must listen to me. You have got to find shelter.
[in the crowd]
Excuse me, please. [the Pokémon Trainers see her] The Pokémon Treatment Center will be open as a shelter. Anyone who needs a place to stay should come with me. [walks to the Pokémon Treatment Center, and the other Trainers follow suit]
B Boy
You think they'll have a pizza down there?
Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny are really great. They just keep getting more beautiful every time I see 'em.
Hey, guys, how'd we wind up in this place anyway?
M Misty
Well, I guess we're just here because we're here.
M Misty
[nods her head]
Uh-huh.
AM Ash, Misty and Brock
Huh? [they all step outside and gasp is awe]
[smiles]
it's good to have things clear again.
[last lines] [sees Mew]
Hey, what's that?
M Misty
What's what? [Mew disappears] I don't see anything, Ash.
[smiles]
Hmm. The day I left home to start my Pokémon journey, I saw a really rare Pokémon, and just now, I thought I saw another one.
M Misty
Well, maybe you're just seeing things, Ash.
Ha-ha! Hmm. Well, maybe we'll see.
[nods in agreement]
Pikachu.
Many strange legends surround the mysteries of Pokémon, and just as many adventures await our young heroes as they continue on their quest. For Ash and his friends, the journey's just begun.
[Team Rocket is still on New Island, and they don't have any memory how they got there]
I don't have a clue how we got here, but who cares?
For once, a happy ending!
TR Team Rocket
Team Rocket signing off again! [they laugh happily]
Do you have any sunscreen?
You know, I'd really like to go sailing in one of them catamarans. Ha-ha!
